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The Golden Rose

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Am-D7- D(x2)
Well, AmThe Golden Rose sailed with a broken man
Going D7southD  
Got on Amboard with a woman to lead him around
By the D7mouthD  
Chorus:
And it's Ggoodbye, CGolden AmRoseD  
Yeah, it's Ggoodbye, CGolden AmRoseD  
Well, the Amcaptain who swears if he speaks at all
Wears a D7gunD  
Got a Amfirst maid who's never quite on the ball
For his D7sonD  
Chorus:
And it's Ggoodbye, CGolden AmRoseD  
Yeah, it's Ggoodbye, CGolden AmRoseD  
Bridge:
AWish I was back in her Darms again
AWish I was holding her Dtight
AWish I was back in her Darms again
GSafe from the Cnight
Am-D7- D(x2)
She Amstood on the shore and she waved to me:
"Come back D7home"D  
AmMany a-night I would think of her
All aD7loneD  
And it's Ggoodbye, CGolden AmRoseD  
Yeah, it's Ggoodbye, CGolden AmRoseD  
Am-D7- D(x2)

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The Golden Rose

by Tom Petty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Am D7 D

-- (x2)

Well, The Golden Rose sailed with a broken man

D7 D

Going south

Got on board with a woman to lead him around

D7 D

By the mouth

Chorus:

G C Am D

And it's goodbye, Golden Rose

G C Am D

Yeah, it's goodbye, Golden Rose

Well, the captain who swears if he speaks at all

D7 D

Wears a gun

Got a first maid who's never quite on the ball

D7 D

For his son

Chorus:

G C Am D

And it's goodbye, Golden Rose

G C Am D

Yeah, it's goodbye, Golden Rose

Bridge:

A D

Wish I was back in her arms again

A D

Wish I was holding her tight

A D

Wish I was back in her arms again

G C

Safe from the night

Am D7 D

-- (x2)

She stood on the shore and she waved to me:

D7 D

"Come back home"

Many a-night I would think of her

D7 D

All alone

G C Am D

And it's goodbye, Golden Rose

G C Am D

Yeah, it's goodbye, Golden Rose

Am D7 D

-- (x2)

About The Golden Rose Chords by Tom Petty

Learn how to play The Golden Rose by Tom Petty with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Golden Rose chords”, “The Golden Rose guitar chords”, or “Tom Petty The Golden Rose chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Golden Rose chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Golden Rose lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, D7, D, G, C, A.

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What key is "The Golden Rose" in?

The chords for "The Golden Rose" show the original chord names (including Am, D7, D, G, C, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.